Atticus Graham is on a board of directors for a non-profit organization despite not having had much experience in such work. Also, he is the only person who is in their 20s on the board. Yet, he was invited to be on it. “There was something in me,” Atticus said…

This piece is a guest post from Alicia Oberle Farmer. Witchy facts: the inquisition of witches was an act of expressing and enforcing power. During the medieval and Renaissance era, midwives were very prominent figures in their communities. Often midwives, physicians, and herbalists for their villages, many women were tortured…

In the 1994 “The Lion King,” did Simba deserve the guilt-tripping God Mufasa gave to him? As a child, Simba was told he was responsible for his father’s death. And he was told to “Run away” and “Never return.” Like, did Simba deserve any of what Heavenly Father Mufasa dished…

Four therapists in the Los Angeles area have been difficult, leaving me without the ability to access mental health in a way that many seem to regard as a silver bullet. One, a Cristina Rodriguez, didn’t want to meet any often for more than 2.5 …

I am six months into feminizing hormone replacement therapy. I’ve been glad to be on the medical transition journey after previously having socially and legally transitioned. Only nearly halfway into this transition did I start taking the amount of estradiol (estrogen) that I should have. I am now taking 50%…

Thomi Clinton is the head of the Transgender Health and Wellness Center, which has a handful of clinics in southern California. She is followed on Facebook by 11,000 people. I, a woman of transgender experience, tried to get resources through her organization. After a few months — months! …

Since more than six years ago, Blake Wilkinson, a Utah native who currently lives and works in southern California, has committed acts of rejection to family. A little background. Wilkinson, my brother, was headed to Brown University for college. Before he did, around the late summer of 2016, he told…

On Monday, I got into a car accident. That meant that I could not drive back home that night. I also couldn’t drive to any place where I could stay a night. I found a solution, however. Until it was taken from me. Because, as seems clear, I am a…

“If you peel back all of these layers in the trans community, the center of it is love. And you cannot take that away.” Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr said that June 16 at the Trans Pride LA 2023 Trans Town Hall. Zephyr is the Montana legislator who recently was censured…